PLANTS Profile for Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (California nettle)

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PLANTS Profile

Urtica dioica L. ssp. gracilis (Aiton) Seland.
California nettle

Symbol:

URDIG

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Urticaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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Photo of Urtica dioica L. ssp. gracilis (Aiton) Seland.

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Urtica dioica L. ssp. gracilis (Aiton) Seland.

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Synonyms:
Urtica dioica L. ssp. gracilis (Aiton) Seland.

	URCA3	Urtica californica Greene
	URCA5	Urtica cardiophylla Rydb.
	URDIA	Urtica dioica L. var. angustifolia Schltdl.
	URDIC	Urtica dioica L. var. californica (Greene) C.L. Hitchc.
	URDIG2	Urtica dioica L. var. gracilis (Aiton) C.L. Hitchc.
	URDIL	Urtica dioica L. var. lyallii (S. Watson) C.L. Hitchc.
	URDIP2	Urtica dioica L. var. procera (Muhl. ex Willd.) Weddell
	URGR3	Urtica gracilis Aiton
	URLY2	Urtica lyallii S. Watson
	URLYC	Urtica lyallii S. Watson var. californica (Greene) Jeps.
	URMA	Urtica major H.P. Fuchs
	URPR	Urtica procera Muhl. ex Willd.
	URSE3	Urtica serra auct. non Blume
	URST2	Urtica strigosissima Rydb.
	URVI	Urtica viridis Rydb.

Distribution:
Urtica dioica L. ssp. gracilis (Aiton) Seland.


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USA (AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Urtica dioica L. ssp. gracilis (Aiton) Seland.

View 19 genera in Urticaceae, 5 species in Urtica, 3 subspecies in Urtica dioica L.

Classification:
Urtica dioica L. ssp. gracilis (Aiton) Seland.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Hamamelididae
Order	Urticales
Family	Urticaceae – Nettle family
Genus	Urtica L. – nettle
Species	Urtica dioica L. – stinging nettle
Subspecies	Urtica dioica L. ssp. gracilis (Aiton) Seland. – California nettle

U.S. Weed Information:
Urtica dioica L. ssp. gracilis (Aiton) Seland.

Urtica dioica
California nettle
slender nettle
stinging nettle
tall nettle
Urtica dioica var. procera
California nettle
slender nettle
stinging nettle
tall nettle

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

N'EAST		Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.
NE&GP		Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.
SEEPPC		Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
WSWS		Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Urtica dioica L. ssp. gracilis (Aiton) Seland.

Urtica dioica:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FACW

FACU

FAC+

FACW

FAC

FAC+

FACW

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Urtica dioica L. ssp. gracilis (Aiton) Seland.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19154.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Urtica dioica L. ssp. gracilis (Aiton) Seland.

NY-Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)

VA-Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide

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